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Are the following ratios equivalent?5cookies:9 glasses of milk and 3 cookies :12 glasses of milk

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Answer:

No

Explanation:

5:9 and 3:12 do not divide with the same number

For example:

3:6 and 9:18 would be equivalent as dividing 9:18 by 3 would give 3:6

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